Agnes Ngetich Wins the World Half-Marathon Title in a World Record

The 25-year-old Kenyan ran 1:05:15 in Copenhagen on Sunday, a second quicker than the women-only record Peres Jepchirchir had held since 2020, and finished 50 seconds clear of the field.

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Andreas Almgren Takes World Half-Marathon Gold in Copenhagen

The Swede ran 58:06 on Sunday, cutting 35 seconds off the European record he set in Valencia last October. No European man had won the global half-marathon title since 1996.

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Likina Amebaw Wins World Road 5K Less Than One Week After Ultimate Title

The 28-year-old Ethiopian took the lead inside the opening kilometer and won by seven seconds in 14:41 on Saturday. Australia’s Rose Davies was third and broke the Oceanian record.

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Dawit Seare Wins World 5K Title After Chasing Down Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Seare is 21, his 12:56 in Copenhagen is an Eritrean record and the fastest these championships have produced, and he took the win off Ingebrigtsen in the last 100 meters.

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Robert Farken Runs Down Yared Nuguse to Win the World Road Mile Title

The 3:51.80 Farken ran on Saturday is the second-fastest road mile in history, and it pushed Nuguse, who finished second on the day, down to third on the all-time list.

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Nike Alphafly 4 Listings Reach $1,400 on eBay Hours After Global Sellout

The first update to the flagship super shoe line in nearly three years sold out in under five minutes. Now predatory resellers are seeking to profit from the demand.

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Agathe Guillemot Wins Her First Global Title in the Copenhagen Road Mile

The 27-year-old ran 4:22.74 on Saturday, taking 0.51 seconds off a European record that was 13 days old and beating Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu by 1.61 seconds.

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Run Rabbit Run Will Pay Its 100 Mile Champions $100,000 Each in 2027 and 2028

The Colorado 100-miler paid each of its winners $20,000 this year. The new prize, funded by the staffing firm Insight Global, is believed to be the biggest any trail race has ever put on a single winner.

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Keely Hodgkinson Wins the Athlos 800m in Custom Nike Speed Suit

The Olympic champion closed her season at StoneX Stadium on Friday in 1:56.40, in a one-of-one Nike suit that took a year of fittings and that nobody else can buy.

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